SYNOPSIS

England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On the other side of the Channel the Germans still expect the invasion at Calais, and anyway the weather makes them think nothing is likely to be imminent. Eisenhower decides to go. Hitler sleeps on.


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RELEASE DATE

October 23, 1962

DIRECTOR

Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton

WRITER

Cornelius Ryan (screenplay), Cornelius Ryan (book)

COMPANY

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

GENRE

Action, Drama, History, War

CERT

PG

RUNTIME

178 minutes

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